Tom Richards

About Tom Richards | Pro Team Professional

6-3, 180 … Single … Father, George Richards, was the 1978 world champion team roping header and a seven-time NFR qualifier (1978-82, 1984-85);mother, Donna; brother, Ryan … Graduated from Dewey (Ariz.) High School … Works as a farrier … Primary competition horse is Chalk, 13 years old …Favorite rodeos are California Rodeo Salinas and the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.) … Lists his dad as his rodeo idol … Favorite music iscountry.

Professional2016 Highlights• Won the Annual World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo (Payson, Ariz.), with Evan Arnold• Won the Dixie Roundup (St. George, Utah), with Will Woodfin• Won the Kitsap Stampede (Bremerton, Wash.), with Ryan MotesCareer Highlights• 2015: Won the Wild, Wild West ProRodeo (Silver City, N.M.), with Cesar de la Cruz. Won the North Idaho Fair & Rodeo (Coeur D'Alene), with Justin Wade Davis. Won the St. George (Utah) Lions Dixie Roundup, with Ryan Motes. Won the Sheriff's PRCA Rodeo (San Bernardino, Calif.), with Tyler McNight• 2014: Placed in four rounds of his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, with Cesar de la Cruz. Won the Justin Boots Championships (Omaha, Neb.), with Cesar de la Cruz; the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo, with Monty Joe Petska; the Cattlemen's Days (Gunnison, Colo.), with Monty Joe Petska and the Alamosa (Colo.) Round-Up, with Tyler Getzwiller. Co-champion at the Wrangler Champions Challenge Finale (Omaha, Neb.), with Allen Bach and the New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo (Albuquerque), with Cesar de la Cruz. Finished 12th in the world standings with $101,071• 2013: Won the Roots N' Boots Queen Creek (Ariz.) ProRodeo, with Nick Sarchett; finished 141st in the world standings with $5,999• 2012: (Partner Nick Sarchett) Won the Cave Creek (Ariz.) Fiesta Day Rodeo; the Roots N' Boots Queen Creek (Ariz.) ProRodeo; the Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo (Payson, Ariz.) and the Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.). Finished 62nd in the world standings with $13,384• 2011: (Partner Tyler Getzwiller) Reached the finals of the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo (Oklahoma City) and finished sixth in the team roping earnings. Finished 302nd in the world standings with $1,231• 2010: (Partner Tyler Getzwiller) Won the Dodge Turquoise Circuit Finals Rodeo (Las Cruces, N.M.); the Fiesta Days Rodeo (Cave Creek, Ariz.) and the Alamosa (Colo.) Roundup; finished 74th in the world standings with $12,470• 2009: (Partner Tyler Getzwiller) Won the Yuma (Ariz.) Jaycees Silver Spurs Rodeo

AmateurWon the International Finals Youth Rodeo, 2008

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